2026-09-15T13:05:08-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 436049918 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AMER 3144206306 332 Eugenia St Saint Louis MO 63141 Paula Miller Treasurer 3144206306 2026-05-15 2025 SAINT LOUIS SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Paula Miller 332 Eugenia St Saint Louis MO 63141 60376 0 0945 X X 1907 MO The St. Louis Section American Chemical Society is a non-profit scientific organization that is a champion for chemistry, its practitioner and the community of members. 17 17 0 50 0 0 43652 34783 0 8720 10312 14906 7935 0 61899 58409 7735 7200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28372 35400 36107 42600 25792 15809 497657 564221 0 0 497657 564221 X The mission of the St. Louis Section of the American Chemical Society is to advance the chemical education and chemical enterprise within its jurisdiction while maintaining a devotion to the members of the section. 0 0 16769 7200 2425 The Awards Committee reviews nominations, selects awardees, organizes award ceremonies and symposia. The awards are the St. Louis Award, Midwest Award, High School Teacher Award, College Student Awards, and the Science and Technology Award. 5423 0 4345 The Program Committee sponsored the Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group, that restarted this year after being inactive since 2022. They organized a kickoff symposium. 4303 0 1530 The Special Events Committee sponsored a number of association events including Recognition Night, the continuity dinner, monthly social events (cocktails with chemists and coffee with chemists), a SciMix poster event and the annual summer picnic. 1041 0 420 The Education Committee sponsored Chemistry is fun workshops in schools, a chemistry merit badge clinic for scouts, and a demonstration for Girl Scouts. 1000 0 0 Form 990 Part IX Line 12 Advertising & Promotion: Secretary ($105.00, PO Box fee), Treasurer ($162.46 stamps, envelopes, folders and binders), MailChimp ($318.00), Invitations to Recognition Night ($114.36) TOTAL ADVERTISING & PROMOTION - $999.81 123 0 0 Form 990 Part IX Line 13 - Offce Expenses: Data Realm Hosting & Domain Name ($64.55, Annual Registration Report for St. Louis Section /acs ($10.45), Quicken Accounting Software ($47.85) TOTAL OFFICE EXPENSES - $122.85 6661 0 0 Form 990 Part IX Line 17 Travel: Councilor Travel ($6,144.86), Officer & Designated Representative Travel ($516.76) TOTAL TRAVEL - $6,661.62 7280 0 0 All Other: Fraud ($4970), Board Meeting Meals ($674) 2024 checks cashed in 2025 ($1635.61). 16105 0 420 42600 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MO X Paula Miller 3144206306 332 Eugenia St Saint Louis MO 63141 X Cristina De Meo Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Rhonda Woerndle Director & Program Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 John Taylor Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mikhail Berezin Director & Awards Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Sean Dingman Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Eric Bruton Councilor 2 0 X 0 0 0 Donna Friedman Coucilor 4 0 X 0 0 0 Jeramia Ory Councilor & Public Relations Committee Chair 3 0 X 0 0 0 James Bashkin Immediate Past Chair 4 0 X 0 0 0 Sue Wiediger Education Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Brent Znosko Professional Activities Committee Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 James O'Brien Director 2 X 0 0 0 William Doub Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 Eden Tesfu Chair Elect 3 0 X 0 0 0 Brian Kamusinga Secretary 3 0 X 0 0 0 Paula Miller Treasurer 4 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Bergman Chair 5 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7245 0 0 0 27538 0 34783 Awards Committee 541700 2425 2425 0 0 Program Committee 541700 4345 4345 0 0 Special Events 541700 1530 1530 0 0 Education Committee 541700 420 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 8720 14892 14892 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1981 0 1967 0 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58409 23626 0 0 X 0 0 7200 7200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6661 6661 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Award Committee 9569 9569 0 0 Program Committee 5423 5423 0 0 Special Events Committee 4303 4303 0 0 Education Committee 1041 1041 0 0 7280 7280 0 0 42600 42600 0 0 26888 35061 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470769 529160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 497657 564221 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 187480 218409 310177 345812 497657 564221 497657 564221 15809 50755 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 37868 21877 22190 61899 49689 193523 1957 2556 3525 2915 8720 19673 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39825 24433 25715 64814 58409 213196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213196 27279 5672 25835 10312 14906 84004 0 0 0 0 0 0 27279 5672 25835 10312 14906 84004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67104 30105 51550 75126 73315 297200 0.71735 0.7064 0.28265 0.2936 X 1 1 0 1 St. Louis Award 1 1500 0 Midwest Award 1 3000 0 High School Teacher Award 1 900 0 Science & Technology Award 1 1000 0 College Student Awards 8 100 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The board reviews all grants, the treasurer and investment committee monitor monthly and the business manager monitors during the annual review of finances. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d The Education Committee sponsored a High School Chemistry Contest, a Chemistry Merit Badge for Scouts and a demonstration for Girl Scouts. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization has approximately 700 members, but no stockholders Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The organization has approximately 700 members that vote for officers. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Election of Officers is carried out annually by a vote of all members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 Eden Tesfu - 15215 Carriage House Ct Chesterfield MO 63017 Elizabeth Bergman - 6378 Murdock Ave St. Louis MO 63109 Jeramia Ory 626 E Jackson Rd St. Louis MO 63119 Cristins De Meo - 18 Country Maples Dr Glen Carbon IL 62034 Rhonda Woerndl - 3109 Dougherty Ridge Ct Des Peres MO 63131 Mikhail Berezin - 8 Beverrly Dr St. Louis MO 63132 Sean Dingman - 1122 Bellerive Blvd St. Louis MO 63111 Eric Bruton - 814 Water Drive, Lake St. Louis MO 63367 Donna Friedman - 12955 Mason Manor Dr Creve Coeur MO 63141 James Bashkin - 7739 Stanford Ave Universit City MO 63130 Brian Kamusinga - 1 Maybeck Place Elsah IL 62028 BillDoub - 1430 Neffwold Ln St. Louis MO 63122 Jim O'Brien - 3006 Delavan Dr. St. Louis MO 63121 Brent Znosko - St. Louis Univ., Dept of Chemistry 3501 Laclede Ave, Shannon 203 St. Louis MO 63103 Sue Wiediger - SIUE Dept of Education Professor, Chemical Education SLW 3160, Box 1652 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Tax Form is reviewed by the business manager in addition to the treasurer. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Organization By-Laws are available upon request and on the St. Louis Section ACS website (stlacs.org). Form 990, Part IX, Line 2 Grants: Midwest Award ($3000), St. Louis Award ($1500), High School Teacher Award ($900), College Student Awards ($800) and the Science & Technology Award ($1000) TOTAL GRANTS - $7200 Form 990, Part IX, Line 12 Advertising and Promotion: Secretary ($105 PO Box fee), Treasurer ($162.46 stamps, envelopes, folder and binders), MailChimp Software ($318), Invitations to Recognition Night ($114.36) TOTAL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION - $991.81 Form 990, Part IX, Line 13 Office Expenses: Data Realm Hosting & Domain Name ($64.55), Annual Registration Report for St. Louis Section ACS ($10.45), Quicken Accounting Software ($47.85) TOTAL OFFICE EXPENSES - $122.85 Form 990, Part IX, Line 17 Travel: Councilor Travel ($6144.86), Officer & Designated Representative Travel ($516.76) TOTAL TRAVEL - $6661.62 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e All Other: Fraud ($4970), Board Meeting Meals ($674.38), 2024 checks cashed in 2025 ($1635.61). TOTAL ALL OTHER - $7279.99 Unable to access e-file software. Prior treasurer account prevented entering the data and it took some time to contact work with the prior treasurer to enable the current treasurer account.